ProjectorScreen.com is an excellent site for people or educators to find projectors and other type of equipment for their classrooms.  Not only can a person search through an immense amount of screens, but from other categories such as fixed or manual, multimedia carts, boards, chairs, and more.I highly recommend checking out ProjectorScreen by clicking here!!!*ProjectorScreen is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Chronicle is an amazing iPad app that helps educators harness and organize their best teaching methodologies.  This is done by "chronicling" a students' data and using it in a beneficial and meaningful way.  Chronicle is an all-in-one tool that teachers are using for classroom management, grading, assessing, and so much more.Here are some of Chronicle's features...1. Ideal for Reading and Writing Workshop conferring notes, but great for any subject2. The ability to capture multiple pics, videos, and audio recordings within a note enables teachers to easily provide rich feedback, document student growth, share student achievements, and intervene for student needs.3. The integrated grade book and traffic light system equip teachers with a means of formatively tracking unit goals, grades, report card descriptors, and more!4. Many customizable features, including the option of associating any Common Core Standards with a class, if desired.Below is a demo video...I highly recommend checking out Chronicle by clicking here!!!*Chronicle is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits

Expeditions Pioneer Program is an innovative virtual field trip program from Google that I found about from Larry Ferlazzo's excellent blog.  The way this works is a teacher/school signs up and then teams from around the world will come visit them using expedition kits.  These kits are the 3D cardboard glasses from Google.  Right now, they are visiting schools in the US, UK, Australia, and Brazil.Expeditions are guided virtual reality tours/field trips that student's couldn't normally visit.  The 3D cardboard glasses turns it into a 3D experience for students and is a great way to use mobile devices in the classroom.I highly recommend checking out Expeditions by clicking here!!!

*Now supports Google login!!Seesaw the wonderful free site/app (Android, iOS, etc) for students making digital portfolios has just released their biggest update so far.  Students can upload photos, videos, PDFs, or even create their own digital content for their portfolio.  Educators can manage, monitor, and organize student work in folders, flag items, and invite parents to view their student's work.Here is a list of their new features in version 2.0...Seesaw is now fully supported on iOS, Android, Chromebooks, and computers with Firefox/Chrome.We’ve added support for Google sign in, so that older students can login with their existing Google account and access their Seesaw portfolio from anywhere.We’ve enabled likes and comments for students so that classes can use Seesaw as a place for peer feedback and review. Teachers can choose to enable these feedback options, or keep portfolios private.I highly recommend checking out Seesaw by clicking here!!!Below is a brief demo video....*Seesaw is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

BoomWriter the fantastic free collaborative writing platform has just released their free Halloween Vocabulary Activity Packet.  This includes activities and word lists using all three of BoomWriter's tools: WordWriter, StoryWriter, and ProjectWriter.  These activities are for all grade levels and are ideal for History and ELA teachers.  Finally, the fun BoomWriter characters are back in their Halloween Boomer Decorations.I highly recommend checking out BoomWriter Halloween Activities Pack by clicking here!!!*BoomWriter is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Otus the excellent and easy to use Learning Management System for schools has just released a new polished design for their free classroom mobile app and web portal.  This new design, allows for easier to functionality, a brighter customizable color interface, and real-time analytics and third party integration (i.e. Khan Academy).Here is a list of their updated features...Cleaner Interface: A polished, streamlined functionality lets users more easily navigate existing features including polling for instant feedback, a real-time assessment center, blogging capabilities and classroom organization tools.Real-Time Analytics: A comprehensive analytics dashboard integrates a wide range of performance indicators into one place, including content from select third-party apps like Khan Academy. Teachers can link data to Common Core State Standards or integrate their own custom standards to report on. Otus tracks a variety of data like attendance, participation, student blogs, assessments and grades. In addition, teachers can also create and track meaningful behaviors like grit, leadership and staying on task through Otus ‘Recognitions’. Because Otus logs all student activity in real-time, teachers can quickly gauge their impact on student growth and provide timely, constructive feedback.Toolbox:  Otus functions as an open, interoperable educational ecosystem allowing teachers to integrate and quickly access the third party apps and content that they use everyday in their classroom. Any Otus user can access free third-party apps or content. If third-party apps and content require a subscription, the subscriber must simply link their account to Otus and they will never have to sign-in to access it again.Colorful Work Environments: Now teachers and students can choose from a variety of theme and background color options to create a more personalized, vibrant work environment.Below is a brief demo...I highly recommend checking out Otus by clicking here!!!For more information check out Otus on Technology & Learning.*Otus is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Modern Chalkboard is a wonderful new free site for finding SMART board resources.  This is a great place to find interactive lessons on a wide variety of subjects such as: Math, Grammar, Science, Social Studies, and more Also, this is a nice place to find other resources such as links and help files.I highly recommend checking out Modern Chalkboard by clicking here!!!For my Pinterest board on Educational Resources click here.

Be sure to check out the latest updates!!!Answerables is one of the most unique sites to come around in awhile.  It is a cross between a Learning Management System and Game Based Learning environment to deliver a innovative and fun learning experience for students.  All of this takes place in a 3D virtual world (i.e. think Second Life but geared towards education) that allows educators to create lessons, scavenger hunts, collaborate w/ other educators, and much much more.  Best of all, all of this takes place in Answerables safe interactive environment.  Also, Answerables can be used by any curriculum to teach any subject using Project Based Learning, "gamifying"a lesson, and differentiating instruction.I highly recommend checking out Answerables by clicking here!!!Below is a brief demo video...*Answerables is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Zing is a fantastic site for finding free ebooks that I just found out about from Richard Byrne's award winning blog.  This is a great site for education as a user can search search through thousands of books by subject, topic, or reading level.  Best of all, is the ability for an educator to track their student process through built-in reporting and assessments.I highly recommend checking out Zing by clicking here!!!

EDpuzzle the excellent and free learning tool for flipping a classroom and adding questions to a video has just released a new update.  This update has a new landing page making it easier for students/teachers to sign in, as well as a drag-n-drop interface to add questions to a video.  Also, EDpuzzle allows educators to track and monitor student assignments as well generate detailed reports.I highly recommend checking out EDpuzzle by clicking here!!!Below is a brief demo...*EDpuzzle is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.For my Pinterest board on Flipping a Classroom click here.